If it feels like we’re beating the New York Giants quarterback situation to death with coverage, it’s because we probably are. That’s what happens when a team tosses out players like Daniel Jones, Drew Lock, Tommy DeVito, and Tim Boyle and expects fans to get on board with it. So maybe it is overkill, maybe it’s not. Regardless, for the first time in what feels like a decade, the quarterback situation in New York isn’t an absolute clown show.
Signing Jameis Winston gave Big Blue its first taste of “hey, Joe Schoen’s at least trying.” It was refreshing. Although "Famous Jameis" isn’t a viable long-term starter, he’s electric and has his moments. He would have at least made the team watchable. Then came the Russell Wilson signing, which took the quarterback room from "this could be fun" to relevant.
Wilson might not be moving and shaking like he was a decade ago, but he’s still a legitimate starting-caliber quarterback. Add in Winston and a No. 3 overall pick in your back pocket, and the G-Men suddenly have something that resembles a... dare we say it... plan.
Giants' quarterback outlook isn't as bleak as others would have you imagine
Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton published his leaguewide “Quarterback Panic Meter” this week, grading every NFL team on a 1-to-10 scale based on how dire their quarterback situation is. You’d think the Giants might be hovering in the danger zone after a 3-win season and no long-term answer on the roster, but surprisingly, they weren’t.
Moton gave the Giants a panic meter score of just 4, one of the more forgiving ratings in the league. And to be honest? He’s right:
“The New York Giants added Wilson and Winston to take themselves out of desperation for a quarterback heading into the draft," Moton explained. "If the Giants miss out Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders at No. 3, they could draft and sit Jaxson Dart or Jalen Milroe for a year behind Wilson and Winston.”
That doesn't sound overly panicky. That’s a reasonable scenario.
The Giants aren’t in a perfect spot, but they’re no longer in panic mode either. Wilson is coming off a respectable season in Pittsburgh. Winston has 87 career starts under his belt. And if the draft doesn’t fall their way, they can develop a Day 2 or 3 guy behind two experienced vets.
That’s a massive improvement from the Jones--Lock-DeVito-Boyle chaos carousel of 2024.
Moton’s analysis reflects what Giants fans should start to realize: things might actually be settling down at quarterback. It's getting better. Wilson isn’t the long-term answer by any stretch of the imagination, but he can keep the team competitive and frisky. And with Winston as a fallback, the Giants can afford to be patient and strategic in the draft.
So yeah, maybe the panic meter doesn’t need to be tripping any alarms. For once, it’s okay to take a deep breath.